EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement
The Trump administration is slowly dismantling the federal disaster management system that p…
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Advocacy groups sue Trump administration over endangerment finding’s repeal ⊖
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a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English
The US Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the climate change finding as part of a push to slash regulation.
12 days ago
The Guardian view on Donald Trump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead | Editorial ⊖
The president’s destructive policies enrich fossil fuel billionaires, while Beijing has bet big on the green transition
Devastating wildfires, flooding and winter storms were among the 23 extreme weat…
13 days ago
Democratic senators launch inquiry into EPA’s repeal of key air pollution enforcement measure ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Senators said repeal was ‘particularly troubling’ and was counter to EPA’s mandate to protect human health
More than three dozen Democratic senators have begun an independent inquiry into the US Envir…
3 months ago
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient ○
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
The Trump administration is poised to again approve a new Pfas “forever chemical” pe…
4 months ago
US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA ⊕⊕
If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists
The US Senate is poised to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of an industry lobbyi…
5 months ago
US environment agency could end reporting of greenhouse gas emissions ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The mandatory program, which required 8,000 facilities to report their release, will be ended to reduce ‘bureaucratic red tape’
The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end …
8 months ago
Trump’s EPA announces major rollbacks to power plant pollution limits ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades
US power plants will be allowed to pollute nearby communities and the wider world with more …
14 months ago
US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is quietly fast-tracking approval of new PFAS “fore…
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